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Computer Science in Healthcare

Improving health outcomes with the power of technology

Healthcare is an exciting industry with many opportunities for up and coming computer science professionals. According to the HIMSS Future of Healthcare Report, 80% of healthcare providers plan to increase investment in technology and digital solutions over the next five years. Technology can be used to fight illness, develop new vaccines and medicines, support healthcare workers, and help people to live healthier lives.

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Hear from people who use their programming skills and knowledge to advance the field of Healthcare and how the industry is changing today.

Hospitals are constantly trying to improve the quality of care they deliver and lean on analytics and predictive modeling to do this.

Mark Connolly

Business Intelligence Lead at UChicago Medicine

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